Grammys 2017 Paris Jackson Didn't Wear Eyeshadow—and Looked Amazing

Historically speaking, awards show season has been all about sultry, dramatic eyes; thick, luscious lashes; and statement-making bold lips. But for the Grammys 2017 Paris Jackson andLea Michele both switched the script and opted for nontraditional eye looks. While Michele steered clear of mascara to give her allover pink shadow a full stage, Jackson kept her lids bare—completely bare—with lots of mascara. Jo Baker, Jackson's Rimmel London makeup artist, exclusively walked us through the starlet's "cool-girl glam" look for the star-studded evening, here.

"Paris is a tomboy at heart, so she really likes less glam and being comfortable in her own skin," Baker explains to Allure of the star's fresh-faced look. "There are certain things [Paris] likes to feature, and the rest of it is kept pretty neutral, pretty monochromatic. She’s going for less of a makeup look and more of a confidence look." A look we can totally get behind.

So why shy away from eye shadow? "Paris likes a nonfussy eye," says Baker, who instead coated the 18-year-old's lashes with "lots and lots of mascara" (Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara, to be exact) to make up for the bare lids. "The lid was really simple with nothing—we literally didn’t want a thing on her lid," explains Baker. "Paris likes that for comfort, too. She likes to have a little element where she knows she can scratch her eye, or have a little area that’s hers."

To balance out the rest of the look, Baker gave the star "strong, yet natural brows with a sharp angular look," using the Rimmel London Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown, which was also used to fill in any gaps in the brow. From there, Baker created subtle contour by sculpting Jackson's cheekbones using the Rimmel London Kate Sculpting & Highlighting Kit in Golden Sands but steered clear of blush. "She’s not a girl that likes girlie-girl blush," says Baker. "It's that tomboy, badass, cool-girl approach to glam, which is not overly pretty and girlie, it’s actually a little bit edgy and simple. It’s subtle."

And although she's still very young, Baker says Jackson is very involved with every aspect of her look. "She is very hands-on in discussing shoes, hair, makeup, clothing," Baker says. "Even though she looks a lot older and has an old-soul personality, we like to make sure we’re still keeping in vein that’s she under 20, you know? She’s actually a girl who’s still finding her feet as a young female, and she listens and we’re guided by her." And to be honest, we're guided by her notion to skip shadow every now and then. Come Valentine's Day, we might just leave our smoky eyes at home.

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